Registered Nurse (RN) - Nursing Professional Development Program Manager - Emergency Department - Critical Care - St. Charles Hospital

Mercy Health•Oregon, OH

7d•Onsite

About The Position

This role is responsible for the implementation and evaluation of education plans and programs developed from the annual educational needs assessment and guidance from market/group and system nurse executive teams. It focuses on establishing collaborative relationships with operational leaders and staff on educational and professional nursing practice initiatives to meet educational needs and achieve expected outcomes related to key performance indicators, and system/nursing strategic plans. The role supports the Nursing Excellence journey to achieve and maintain ANCC Magnet and Pathways to Excellence designation within assigned entities. This role will serve under the direction of the market practice and education leader to implement system nursing education and professional development programs, as well as support evidence-based practice and nursing research efforts to ensure consistent and effective execution across assigned departments and facilities. This includes but is not limited to: orientation and onboarding, RN Residency, and preceptor program. The role uses critical thinking, and applies the nursing process, principles of adult learning, teaching/learning theories and age-appropriate teaching strategies to the implementation of educational programs. It is responsible for staff education and preceptor support and development including coaching/mentoring for assigned departments. The role understands principles for learning design and integrates learning technology to ensure effective learning experiences, competency assessment and validation and reflect practice changes, regulatory agency or hospital competency validation requirements. It models behaviors that embody the mission/vision/values of Bon Secours Mercy Health as well as professional nursing practice standards and demonstrates attributes of a growth mindset. It instructs others to perform duties within the framework of the nursing professional and specialty standards, policies and procedures set forth by BSMH, state Boards of Nursing, regulatory and accreditation agencies. The role effectively utilizes available data to monitor and report performance on programs, initiatives, and targeted improvement efforts to ensure educational programs meet organizational needs such as improvements in nurse sensitive clinical outcomes, HCAHPS, financial, nurse turnover, etc. This role requires competency in clinical care delivery, clinical processes, evidence-based practice, research and evaluation, business operations, current and emerging regulatory requirements, federal mandates, and national standards related to nursing practice across care delivery settings. It partners with leadership and clinical stakeholders in assigned departments to implement clinical education and professional development programs, advocate for clinical learning content and resources necessary for clinicians to maintain evidence based contemporary practice competencies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree: Nursing
Registered Nurse Licensure
BLS AHA Certification
3 years clinical experience in related specialty
2 years of demonstrated achievement of progressive responsibilities in leadership roles and/or professional development project management work.
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Ability to work independently
Inter-personal communication style that is consistent with enhancing a learner-centered environment (psychological safe environment)
Knowledge of Microsoft Office and clinical information systems
Demonstrated knowledge of the role of the Nursing Professional Development Practice Model, and education concepts and processes necessary for assessment, development, planning, implementation, and evaluation of adult learning.

Nice To Haves

Graduate Degree Masters: Nursing or Education

Responsibilities

Implementation and evaluation of education plans and programs.
Establishing collaborative relationships with operational leaders and staff on educational and professional nursing practice initiatives.
Supporting the Nursing Excellence journey to achieve and maintain ANCC Magnet and Pathways to Excellence designation.
Implementing system nursing education and professional development programs.
Supporting evidence-based practice and nursing research efforts.
Providing orientation and onboarding, RN Residency, and preceptor program support.
Using critical thinking and applying the nursing process, principles of adult learning, teaching/learning theories and age-appropriate teaching strategies.
Responsible for staff education and preceptor support and development including coaching/mentoring.
Integrating learning technology for effective learning experiences, competency assessment and validation.
Modeling behaviors that embody the mission/vision/values of Bon Secours Mercy Health and professional nursing practice standards.
Instructing others to perform duties within the framework of nursing professional and specialty standards, policies and procedures.
Utilizing available data to monitor and report performance on programs, initiatives, and targeted improvement efforts.
Partnering with leadership and clinical stakeholders to implement clinical education and professional development programs.
Advocating for clinical learning content and resources necessary for clinicians to maintain evidence-based contemporary practice competencies.